Just after the new year in 1959, the new releases by the Dion & The Belmonts were "Don't Pity Me" and "Just You". In support of the new records, the group went out on a touring revue dubbed "The Winter Dance Party" that played throughout the Midwest. This show lives on in infamy because of the ironic plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson near Clear Lake, Iowa. By late spring Dion & The Belmonts were readying their new Laurie release #3027, called "A Teenager In Love". Again the song struck a chord in the lives of so many of the listeners that lived the words of the tune, and as a result, sales for the record were phenomenal. A top five best seller and a pop chart record for four months, it was by far the biggest seller to date and the group was certainly hot. The song sung in tempo as midway between a ballad and a rocker was also great for dancing.